Girls' name · since 1985
Aerika
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Aerika, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aerika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerika has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2008.
- #29,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aerika ranks #29,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,553 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Aerika's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aerika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aerika's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aerika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Aerika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 74% of the file).
1990s was Aerika's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Aerika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Aerika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aerika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aerika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.